Equivalent of evalf for numeric (for fractions)

[Eduardo M Kalinowski]

"Richard B. Kreckel" wrote:

> On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, Eduardo M Kalinowski wrote:
> >     How can I convert a GiNaC::numeric that contains a fraction (or even
> > a integer, for that matter) into a numeric with the real representation
> > of the fraction? Currently I'm adding "0.0" to the numeric to force it
> > into a real number. This works, but is ugly. How about an "evalf"
> > function for GiNaC::numeric?
>
> This is exactly why GiNaC::numeric has a method "evalf" and internally it
> is doing exactly what you are suggesting.    :-)

You're right, there is, but it returns an ex, not a numeric. I cannot think of a
possibility in which the result of evalf on a numeric could not be represented
by another numeric, and needs an ex. Anyway, this leads to one other question I
would eventually have to ask, which is in the next message.


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